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One person has died and dozens were sickened from E. coli infections linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers in 10 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said on Tuesday.

Lebanese troops, outgunned not just by Israel but also by Hezbollah, have remained firmly on the sidelines during the current conflict. But some observers say that as toothless as it is compared to the Iran-backed militia, the country's army is still one of the few state institutions capable of providing a stabilizing influence in the event of a ceasefire.

UN officials say a surge in attacks from Israeli settlers in the West Bank are threatening the safety of Palestinians trying to harvest olives this fall.

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man were arrested Tuesday on charges of luring men into drug-laced, outlandish and coercive sex parties held around the world by dangling the promise of modelling for the retailer's once-defining beefcake ads.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. The U.S. hopes to revive ceasefire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but so far, all of the warring parties appear to be digging in.

The trend is being led by Americans who feel they can no longer afford a new vehicle that would cost them roughly today's average selling price of more than $47,000 — a jump of more than 20 per cent from the pre-pandemic average.

It would be a "dangerous and highly concerning development" if North Korea was sending troops to help Russia in Ukraine, the United States said on Monday as South Korea and Britain warned of the high price Moscow would likely have to pay Pyongyang.

A child and three adults were killed and 24 others were wounded on Monday in an Israeli strike near Rafik Hariri University Hospital, the main public hospital in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, the national Health Ministry said in a statement.

Cuba's power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to parts of Havana on Monday following multiple grid collapses over the past four days, while Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the island's eastern end.

When an announcement came over the loudspeaker that armed intruders had entered a children's psychiatric hospital in Michigan, staff and patients flew into a panic. But it was all a just a drill.

The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated filed a defamation lawsuit against U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday. 

Boeing has reached a tentative labour contract proposal that could see the company provide more than $1 billion US in wage increases for workers over four years, analysts say. 

The murder of a Punjabi rapper, repeated death threats against a Bollywood star and the killing of a Mumbai-based politician — all are alleged to be the work of Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Now, the RCMP is claiming the Bishnoi gang is targeting members of Canada's Sikh community, allegedly at the behest of the Indian government.

Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro is among those calling for an investigation of billionaire Elon Musk, for his promise at a weekend pro-Trump rally to give away $1 million US each day until election day in the U.S.

Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric, has died. Gülen inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey.

King Charles was accused of "genocide" by an Indigenous senator at Australia's Parliament House on Monday, moments after he delivered a speech in which he paid his "respects to the traditional owners of the lands."

Two years ago in Montreal, almost 200 countries signed a landmark agreement to reverse the loss of nature by the end of the decade. This week in Colombia, delegates will meet once again — and advocates are hoping to see them make good on their promises.

In an open letter to FIFA’s president obtained by CBC News, more than a hundred international soccer players, including several Canadians, are calling on FIFA to reconsider its sponsorship by Saudi Arabian oil company.

Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall and threatens to wreak further havoc on the island's decrepit infrastructure.

Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday after Israel said it was preparing attacks on sites linked to the financial operations of Hezbollah and told people to leave those areas of Lebanon's capital immediately.